Category Archives: To do / To visit

Solvang and Nojoqui Falls county park, California

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Helen

It looked very close to the coast on the map, but turned out to be quite a long way out of our route. We thought we’d have a go at visiting somewhere different in the the Rough Guide guidebook.

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The Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Helen

It was very different from the one in London! Firstly, it wasn’t free like we expected – it was $6 each plus $6 to park the car. This is what we thought of the place…

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Universal Studios, California (4 years later)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Helen

I’ve already done a fairly comprehensive review from last time we went: part one and part two. So if you’re going, read those posts first, however there have been a lot of changes since then, so here’s a bit more to … Continue reading →

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Visiting Hollywood, California

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Helen

I’ve recently returned from an amazing holiday travelling around California, so I’ll be writing several reviews of places I’ve visited. Our first stop off was Hollywood…

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Kilver Court Wedding Fair, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Helen

On Sunday my daughter and I went along to the wedding fair at Kilver Court to see what it was like. I’ve been long married, and my daughter hopefully has a few years yet, but we love all things to … Continue reading →

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Let’s do the time warp again!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Helen

Just got back through the snow after watching the Rocky Horror show at Bristol Hippodrome. This is what I thought…

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The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken in Bristol

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Helen

It’s quite difficult finding family outings that two teenagers also enjoy going on. They have recently started watching some of the comedy panel shows with us, so when Chris found that Katherine Ryan and Chris Stokes, compered by John Robins, … Continue reading →

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The Bodleian Library tour, Oxford.

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Helen

Unfortunately, there were no more 60 minute tours when we arrived in Oxford last week, but we took the 30 minute tour and we’ll have to come back another time to do the longer one. The town was extremely busy, … Continue reading →

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The London Dungeons

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Helen

I have no photos as cameras were not allowed and I refuse to be ripped off by buying the photos they take! Here’s a tip to save on the ticket price (which, for 4 people is £97 on the door … Continue reading →

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The open-top bus tour in Bath

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Helen

We had a day out in Bath for my birthday recently, and it was honestly one of the favourite days of my life! We decided to take a touristy tour bus ride round the city and this is what I … Continue reading →

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